Shayla Stonefeather, a Native American attorney prosecuting a Lakota teen in a controversial murder trial, returns to the reservation to say goodbye to her dying father. After the teen is killed, she hears ghostly voices and sees strange visions that cause her to re-examine beliefs she thought she left behind.
Acting
Tonantzin Carmelo carries the whole weight of displaced identity.
Practical Effects
Authentic Lakota community casting, including Chief Beautiful Bald Eagle himself.
Director
Michael Linn
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Filmed on Pine Ridge Reservation with actual community members, not Hollywood 'Native consultants.' Chief Dave Beautiful Bald Eagle was 95 during filming and had survived Wounded Knee as an infant.
Director Michael Linn originally shot this as his thesis film—then expanded it after festival interest. The 5.0 TMDB score mostly reflects 12 random votes, not actual critical consensus; it won awards at American Indian Film Festival.
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